ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE

CARTOUCHE D'ANALYSE

English Abstract

An analysis cartridge includes a first cover, a second cover,
a plurality of containers, a plurality of fluid tunnels and a
rotary valve. The second cover has two opposite surfaces, a
plurality of first through holes and a second through hole
individually penetrate through the two opposite surfaces, and the
first cover is attached to the second cover. The plurality of
containers are disposed between the first cover and the second
cover, with each of the containers being aligned to and filled in
the first through holes. The plurality of the fluid tunnels are
disposed on the first cover, and each of which is individually
connected with a first pipette. The rotary valve is rotatably
disposed between the first cover and the second cover to correspond
to the second through hole, and a flow channel disposed on the
rotary valve is connected with the containers individually.

Claims

Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An analysis cartridge, comprising;
a first cover;
a second cover, attached to the first cover, the second cover
comprising two opposite surfaces and a plurality of first
through holes and one second through hole disposed thereon,
the first through holes and the second through hole
individually penetrating through the two surfaces;
a plurality of containers, sandwiched between the first cover
and the second cover, the containers individually being in
alignment with the first through holes;
a plurality of fluid tunnels disposed on the first cover, each
of the fluid tunnels being connected to a first pipette; and
a rotary valve, rotatably disposed between the first cover and
the second cover to in alignment with the second through hole,
the rotary valve comprising a flow channel disposed thereon
to connect to the containers individually.
2. The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the rotary
valve comprises a first portion and a second portion in different
materials, the first portion comprises a protrusion disposed
thereon to surround the flow channel.
3. The analysis cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the second
portion of the rotary valve comprises a clamping portion disposed
thereon, and the claiming portion is protruded from the second
through hole.
4. The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the flow
channel comprises a spindle shape or a straight shape.
5. The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the flow
channel further connects to a liquid temporary storage region
disposed on the first cover.
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6. The analysis cartridge according to claim 5, wherein the flow
channel is connected to the containers via the fluid tunnels, and
the fluid tunnels are disposed on the first cover along a
horizontal direction.
7. The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the flow
channel is connected to the containers via a vertical channel
disposed on the rotary valve.
8. The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the first
pipette extends downwardly from a first surface of the first cover
to protrude from a second surface of the first cover.
9. The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the first
pipette comprises an inclined sidewall at a bottom portion thereof.
10.The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the rotary
valve partially covers each of the containers in a vertical
direction.
11.The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising
a third cover sandwiched between the first cover and the second
cover, wherein the rotary valve is disposed on the third cover.
12.The analysis cartridge according to claim 11, further
comprising a plurality of second pipettes disposed on the third
cover, wherein the second pipettes are in alignment with the first
through holes respectively.
13. The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the
container comprises a sample container, a reaction container and
a reagent container.
14.The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising
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a plurality of gas tunnels disposed on the first cover, wherein
each of the gas tunnels has a gas hole.
15.The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein each of
the containers comprises an inclined portion disposed at least in
a bottom of each of the containers.
16.The analysis cartridge according to claim 15, wherein the
inclined portion comprises an inclined sidewall.
17.The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein each of
the containers further comprises a main body and a film to seal
the main body.
18.The analysis cartridge according to claim 1, wherein one of the
containers further comprises a plurality of magnetic beads.
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Description

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